Constance Wu wants everyone to know she still loves ‘Fresh Off the Boat’

'People can hold conflicting feelings in their hearts,' she says following her candid tweets.

ABC just renewed the comedy series Fresh Off the Boat for a sixth season. Fans of the show are thrilled, but one person appears less enthusiastic about the news: Constance Wu, who plays Jessica Huang in the series. After a couple of tweets in which Wu said that she was “upset” and “crying,” the actress posted a statement Saturday on Twitter.

“I was temporarily upset yesterday not bc I hate the show but bc its renewal meant I had to give up another project that I was really passionate about,” she wrote. “So my dismayed social media replies were more about that other project about not about FOTB.”

https://twitter.com/ConstanceWu/status/1127245692865523717

“People can hold conflicting feelings in their hearts—that conflict is part of being human,” she continued. “So I can both love the show/cast/crew but at the same time be disappointed that I lost that other unrelated job.”

Although Wu clarified that she actually does like Fresh Off the Boat, it’s understandable if she wants to move on to other projects. Working on any TV show for more than five seasons seems incredibly tiring. And after starring in last year’s Crazy Rich Asians, she’s likely received offers for bigger film roles. Wu said in her tweet that will have to give up a project due to Fresh Off the Boat‘s renewal. The actress didn’t specify what that film was series was, but it’s clearly something that she really wanted.

There is a second part to this Twitter drama: actress Gemma Chan claimed she accidentally liked a now-deleted tweet about Wu being hard to work with. (Chan also starred in Crazy Rich Asians.) But she cleared that up in a tweet: “Just to clarify—it was an accidental ‘like’. Anyone looking for drama or beef… sorry to disappoint,” she wrote.

Just to clarify - it was an accidental 'like'. Anyone looking for drama or beef, sorry to disappoint.

Tiffany Kelly is the culture editor at Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at Ars Technica and Wired. Her writing has appeared in several other print and online publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Popular Mechanics, and GQ.